Weekly Current Static GK Quiz – 9/7/2017

Palo Alto, California, U.S.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Capital -Naypyidaw

Berlin and Munich, Germany

National Aluminium Company Limited, abbreviated as NALCO, (incorporated 1981) has units in Odisha at places like Angul and Damanjodi. It was incorporated as a public sector enterprise of the Ministry of Mines, Government of India in 1981.
Headquarters – Bhubaneswar, Odisha

The International Telecommunication Union, originally the International Telegraph Union, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is responsible for issues that concern information and communication technologies.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics.

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) is the apex body in Athletics in India and is responsible for conducting Competitions in the country. It was earlier called as Amateur Athletic Federation of India (AAFI). It is associated with both Asian Athletics Association (AAA) and International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA / “International Federation of Association Football”) is a private association which describes itself as an international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer.
FIFA is responsible for the organization of football’s major international tournaments, notably the World Cup which commenced in 1930 and the Women’s World Cup which commenced in 1991.

Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Company Limited was launched in June 2008 and is jointly owned by two of India’s largest public sector banks – Canara Bank (holding 51%) and Oriental Bank of Commerce (23%) – and HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) Holdings Limited (26%), the Asian insurance arm of one of the world’s largest banking and financial services groups – HSBC.

Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) is the financial turnaround and revival package for electricity distribution companies of India (DISCOMs) initiated by the Government of India with the intent to find a permanent solution to the financial mess that the power distribution is in. Andhra Pradesh was first to join.
Till now 26 states and 1 UT have joined the UDAY scheme. The scheme is optional for the states to join.

Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani teamed up with Laxman Rawat has defeated Pakistan in Asian Team Snooker Championship final held in Bishskek, Kyrgyzstan.

14 largest commercial banks with effect from the midnight of 19 July 1969. These banks contained 85 percent of bank deposits in the country.
A second dose of nationalisation of 6 more commercial banks followed in 1980.

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is a research institute based in New Delhi that conducts research work in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development.

Capital – Amman

The Energy Resources Institute (TERI) has been ranked as the second best climate think tank in the world. The rankings were released by the the International Center for Climate Governance, which focuses on the design of climate policy and related governance issues.

President – Reuven Rivlin

Indus OS (formerly known as Firstouch) is an Indian mobile operating system based on Android.

Ritika Thaker beat Simran Singhi in an all-Indian women’s singles final in the Ivory Coast International badminton tournament at Abidjan. Along with the duo combined together i.e. Ritika Thaker and Simran Singhi won the doubles title in the same.

Capital — Yamoussoukro

Headquarters -‎Bern‎ and ‎Zurich

The 2017 G20 Hamburg summit is the twelfth meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20) held on 7–8 July 2017 in the city of Hamburg (Germany).

Dams on river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh – Indirasagar, Omkareshwar Dam, Sardar Sarovar Dam, Bargi Dam

Cities on the banks of river Narmada –
In Madhya Pradesh – Jabalpur
In Gujarat – Vadodara, Bharuch

Capital -Berlin

Election Commission of India has 1 Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and 2 Election Commissioners. After the appointment of Achal Kumar Jyoti as CEC recently, position of one Election Commissioner is vacant now.

As per RBI advisory, existing magnetic stripe only cards need to be replaced with EMV chip and pin based cards by December 31, 2018, irrespective of the validity period of the cards.
And from January 31, 2016 onwards, banks are directed to issue only EMV based debit and credit cards.

In India the National Doctors’ Day is celebrated on July 1 all across India to honour the legendary physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy.

Peter Thomson of Fiji had been elected as the United Nations General Assembly President of its 71st session beginning in September 2016.
Parent organization: United Nations

The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) is a multi-year standing trust fund for post-conflict peacebuilding, established in 2006 by the UN Secretary General at the request of the UN General Assembly with an initial funding target of $250 million.

On 12 August 2016, Assam became the first state to ratify the bill, when the Assam Legislative Assembly unanimously approved it.

The states which have not ratified the bill:
Jammu and Kashmir
Karnataka
Kerala
Manipur
West Bengal

Sir George Everest, born on July 4, 1790, was a British geographer who led the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, that mapped the subcontinent for 2,400 km extending towards the Himalayas. Everest also served as the Surveyor-General of India from 1830-1843. In 1865, the world’s highest peak, then called Peak XV, was renamed to Mount Everest in his honour.

While PM Modi’s visit to Israel in July, he stayed in the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, Israel, is known to be the world’s most secure suite.
The suite is bullet-proof and can also provide protection from chemical attacks. According to reports, in case of a bombing at the hotel, the suite will be unharmed and will come down as a pod.